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How to run Emacs as a separate process from terminal?
If you have a desktop (or some X11 display) and want emacs to open an X11 windows and give you back a shell prompt, run it in the background (e.g. emacs &) as many commented. And I find very useful to start programs (or shells) within emacs, e.g. with Emacs commands: M-x shell, or M-x compile (for make etc…), or M-x gdb for a debugger.
What’s the notation for tabkey in Emacs?
“TAB”is the notation for Tabkey when emacs is run in terminal. “TAB”is also equivalent to “C-i”, in both graphical user interface and terminal. If you define key by “TAB”, it also defines “C-i”(and vice versa), in both graphical user interface and terminal.
What’s the difference between ” < return > ” and ” < RET >?
” “is the Returnkey while emacs runs in a graphical user interface. “RET”is the Returnkey while emacs runs in a terminal. “RET”is also equivalent to “C-m”(Ctrl+m). [see Emacs Key Syntax Explained]
How do you start a server in Emacs?
There are various ways to start an Emacs server: Run the command server-start in an existing Emacs process: either type M-x server-start, or put the expression (server-start) in your init file (see Init File ). The existing Emacs process is the server; when you exit Emacs, the server dies with the Emacs process.
Can a shell command be run asynchronously in Emacs?
See Icicles – Completion in Comint Modes. You can run a shell command asynchronously by adding an ampersand ( &) after it, if you have a UNIX or UNIX-like environment. Here is some EmacsLisp code that modifies ‘shell-command’ to allow many commands to execute asynchronously (and show the command at the top of the buffer):
Is it possible to edit a buffer in Emacs?
You can switch windows or buffers and edit them while the shell is waiting, or while it is running a command. Output from the subshell waits until Emacs has time to process it; this happens whenever Emacs is waiting for keyboard input or for time to elapse.
How can I launch a GUI program from a terminal?
I like to start GUI programs from the terminal, e.g. emacs myfile.txt. But doing that leaves a terminal window open with that process, so now there are two windows for me to keep track of. And if I close the terminal window, the GUI program closes.
How to ask a question in Emacs command line?
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What kind of Emacs does Mac OS 9 use?
Carbon is the C language API (developed by Apple) that lets applications written under OS 9 (or earlier) run under OS X. Carbon Emacs runs under Carbon. As of Emacs 23, Carbon Emacs has been deprecated in favor of Emacs.app. X11 Emacs is the “original” emacs running under X11 (installed by default in recent versions of Mac OS X)
Where are the directions to install Emacs on a Mac?
Directions to build and install may be found in the INSTALL or INSTALL.REPO files. The basic build and installation of the X11 Emacs application uses the commands: Directions to build and install may be found in the file newly downloaded to emacs/mac/INSTALL.
Which is better emacs.app or Aquamacs?
If you’ve used Emacs before and already have your own Emacs initialization file, then Emacs.app is likely a better choice. As compared to Aquamacs, Emacs.app is more traditional in its approach, prefers a single frame, and is more likely to work with existing emacs initialization files.
Which is the execute key in emacswiki?
There is a little library called Execute.el that redefines ` M-! ’ key for executing various external process. If you have problems when you want to execute two or more programs using ` M-! ’ or ` M-& ’, you may want to try this. Alternatively, you can use the package Dizzee at [ [2] ].